Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-02-08


ell by @. w. Kimblll. OF Rumford. Ia
this County. lie IL the sire Of Nina,
pacing record 2:22 l.2. and also of the
fas, ,wo-yen old stallion MstAllak, own.
ed by J. q. Marble. OF Paris. record one
half mile. i.32 l.2. and the ,vo.year-old
hlly May Bee. owned by Charles Gotta.
Of Brysn,'s Pond. May Bee bea, Met.
allsk the first heat in the two-year.old
race las, September a, the Fair droaai'
In 1883.
Norway Knor. owned by George
Barnham. Of the ~ell-known packing
firm Of Barnham * Morrill,. Is typical
Knos in appearance. although several
remove. from oil Gen. Knox. lie is
quite speedy. having record Of 1856 IL.
and is the sire Of some very promising
colts. Pillies by him should make good
brood mares.
Ia my next I will speak Of the Nor
rill. and other Morgan families OF note.
NJ. w. J.. Wheeler. Of South Paris,
was recently offered two hundred dollars
for his wsanling col, by Hubinser. dam
by Won Moliks. A more gamey looking
col, esnno, DO found within the borders
Of the State OF Maine.
Thayer Brothers have recently pur.
chased very hue looking pair Of work
horses. that weigh upwards OF twenty
five hundred pounds and are close match
ed for shape and color.
PIP. Cole. Of Bysnts Pond. has a
large. stylish. black foar.year.oli colt
,hs, can show 2;ij gai, aud also q
.rapping grea, ,~o-year.old with =
.ll,hing g.i,.-bo,h Of which were so,
By Maine Daroc. son Of Messenger Di.
roc. by Ry.dyks HAmble,onian.
Th. Norway correspondent OF the
Lewiston Journal. ia speaking OF the
horse, belonging TO Andrews * ThAyer.
give. the astounding information ,ha,
the four. .year.old mare Stella VI. has q
record Of 2:s6 IL. made in mare time.
and showed . mile over Oxford Coun,y
track in 2:2o l.2 June %. 1878, which
w.s four years before she vi. toaled.
Those we'll acquainted with Stella Nj.
aud her sire and dam. will know n much
abou, them n they did before. aud will
sec where the mistake Is, bat strangers
10 ,he.. horses will doab,lsss think ,ha,
M.ine /. getting ahead Of Kentucky ia
producing preoocioa' ,ro,,ers.
The following article. taken from the
Breeder. Garsiie. on breeding rold'ier',
con,Ain. some IDEAS in reference 10 tn;
.abjec, upon which We touched Ia the
DExocR,r few weeks ago,-namely'
the prejudice existing In sons mind'
asain,, raising iro,ter
BREEDiS0 riIE RoADsTER.
81, has for decades been the custom
Of journal. devoted TO the in,sres, Of fih'
farmer TO impress upon their readers the
proposition, the truth Of which VAS gen.
orally admitted. that uPoa no account
should farmers breed ,hA, elias, Of horses
which came under the general head Of
",ro,,er." I, WI. all right ,hA, the
,iller Of the soil should seek in every pos
.ibls manner to improve other varieties
OF live stock. but when |, came 10 horses
|, vas a generally accepted dogma that
hi. efforts in ,ha, line Of Advancement
should be limited to animals used solely
lor dni, purposes. Anything in ,h'
shape Of hor.efs.h no, coming undel
thi. head was esteemed "tro,ier," ant
according TO the old doctrine no good
could possibly resul, from the possession
OF such an animal. The condemnation
OF the ro,,sr came no, alone from the
pulpit. I, !, ba, q few years since there
were plsn,y Of good aud homes, men to
be me, with In every community who
while no, objse,ing ,hem'elve. TO attend
Ing trial, OF speed between horses. were
.ull firm in the belief ,ha, the ownership
OF horse ,hl, displayed more ,han ordi
nlry speed a, the ,ro, was something ''
be deplored. and especially va. the fae'
OF a farmer being Interested in anything
Of ,h., description . sad one.
At the present time the prejudie'
against the ,ro,,er has, In nearly ever,
branch ofsocie,y. slmOs, wholly di'ap
peared, but for some unaceountAole fea
son there remains . very general imprss
sion ,h., farmer. must no, raise or try Il
raise tro,,er. By the laying down o.
this arbitrary aud cn,.iron rule q 'erioa
injury is being inflicted on the very ela.
OF men who are bes, prepared to prof
by an exactly opposite condition OF At
fairs. snd to whom the breeding an'
rearing Of such stock would come In
perfectly natural manner. There i' to
day no ella. Of horses 10 such eoa',.n
dem.nd and for which remuneraiiv'
prices will 90 readily be paid as road'ters
By ,hi, term is mean, well.proPoriionsd
active and good.lookins horses OF frou
900 to 1900 lbs. weigh, iha, vii
draw . buggy OF other lish, vehicle slonl
m ordinarily good road al speed o
from ten to fourteen miles an hour. ThA
|, |, from this ella. OF horses ,ha, ou
,ro,,er come IL fac, too we'll known 4
need comment or slueidation here. an
| |, |, BY neslecting to breed such animal
,h., the small farmers OF America ar
missing an avenue Of legitimate profit
The use OF the word "iro,ter' in eonnec
ton with ell horses used for speedy trans
por,a,ion Is an erroneous oae. Tha
farmers who seek to raise horses for III
race course will soon have material eius
TO repsn, Of their adventure Is plain, bu
,ha, there Is any reason Why they shoal
not raise improved driving horses, just a
they raise improved cattle. pis'. sheep
and chickens. IL not clear.
Ga every farm there are oae or NOR
mares doing duty in teams. aud fron
each Of these . col, can be raised ever
year wi,hoa, materially impairins tn
value Of the mare Tor work purposes
since the cessation from active labor re
qaired during the period Of foalins an
the recovery thsrsfrom is brief one.
the farmer does not fad !, advisable I
keep . stallion bred ia tro,ting lines Il
the use Of his own mares, he will hav
no difficulty In finding neishbor who
more fsr-seeins aud enterprisins. and 4
modes, fee may secure the services
such animal. II Is not at oil likely ,hI